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Contador, Froome rue lost opportunity; crucial error made in Volta a Catalunya

March 24, 2015

Race favourites Alberto Contador and Chris Froome are each coming to terms with an opening stage which may have cost them their chances of fighting for the final Volta a Catalunya victory, with both riders missing out on a crucial break which gained considerable time. Polish rider Maciej Paterski (CCC Sprandi Polkowice) shrugged off the […]

Audrey Cordon wins three-up sprint at Cholet Pays de Loire Dames

March 23, 2015

Audrey Cordon outsprinted compatriot Amelie Rivat (Poitou-Charentes.Futuroscope.86) in a three-up sprint to win Cholet Pays de Loire Dames on Sunday. Mirima Bjørnsrud (Hitec Products) rounded out the podium. The victory is Cordon’s second at the French circuit race and her third appearance on the podium. She sprinted to second last year to Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS). […]

Daily News Digest

March 23, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: John Degenkolb wins Milan-San Remo; Wouter Wippert wins stage 1 of the Tour of Taiwan; UCI announces extreme weather protocol; Michele Ferrari weighs in on CIRC report, suggests Armstrong test was covered up by UCI; Defending champion Joaquim Rodriguez out of the Vuelta Ciclista a […]

Degenkolb blasts to biggest career success in Milan-San Remo

March 23, 2015

Showing he had the most left in the tank with what was a very impressive sprint against tiring rivals, John Degenkolb grabbed the biggest win of his career in Milan-San Remo today. The Giant-Alpecin rider blasted home ahead of last year’s champion Alexander Kristoff (Katusha), who appeared to go too soon. Australia’s Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) […]

Matthews on Milan-San Remo chances: “I definitely have the form”

March 21, 2015

When he said several months ago that he was completely changing his pre-season build-up, opting not to train and race in Australia during the winter months, it seemed like a big gamble for Michael Matthews. However, feeling confident after a stage win and the points jersey in Paris-Nice, the Orica GreenEdge rider believes he is […]

Wildcard teams announced for Vuelta a España

March 20, 2015

The five wildcard teams for this year’s Vuelta a España have been announced Friday by race organisers Unipublic, with American hopefuls UnitedHealthcare being again passed over for what would have been its first Grand Tour. Instead, the organisers have selected Spanish team Caja Rural–Seguros RGA, French duo Cofidis and Europcar, Team Colombia and the South […]

Daily News Digest

March 20, 2015

In this morning’s edition of the CyclingTips Daily News Digest: Giacomo Nizzolo wins the GP Nobili; Milan-San Remo this Sunday; Gerrans delays return, will miss Volta a Catalunya but should be back for Pais Vasco; Earle - Down the track I’d really like to specialise in the one day races; A new brain injury test […]

Gerrans delays return, will miss Volta a Catalunya but should be back for Pais Vasco

March 20, 2015

Still recovering from a fracture sustained in the Strade Bianche, Orica-GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans has been forced to delay his return to competition. The Australian had a consulation on Thursday and as a result of that meeting, has decided that he isn’t ready to line out in next week’s Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, as had […]

Earle: Down the track I’d really like to specialise in the one day races

March 20, 2015

Content to use the current period to add to his experience and to build strength, Australian rider Nathan Earle has said that he hopes to ride his first Grand Tour this season and then go on to bigger targets down the line. “I think I can see myself as a one-day sort of rider in […]

Deignan: Froome still has the hunger

March 20, 2015

Team Sky rider Philip Deignan has said that Chris Froome is determined to get back to the top of the sport, with the Irishman confirming that the 2013 Tour de France winner has used the disappointments of 2014 to fuel his drive for this year’s campaign. The Briton crashed out of last year’s Tour, losing […]